Notes of a word-watcher, Hanching Chung. A first port of call for English learning.

2013年9月27日 星期五

tranche, vamp, fabricate, improvise

It has been a long time coming. But then the fifth assessment of the state of the global climate by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body, was a behemoth of an undertaking. The first tranche of the multi-volume #IPCC report was released in Stockholm on September 27th. And it is categorical in its conclusion: climate change has not stopped and man is the main cause http://econ.st/1bLtFod

IMF approves next tranche of bailout money to Greece

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to release the next
installment of bailout money to Greece. The institution deemed the
debt-stricken country's reform efforts "impressive."

The Greek prime minister struggled to unite his party behind him on
Thursday amid discontent over austerity measures. He needs to get the bill
passed, if Greece is to get the latest tranche of an EU/IMF bailout.